2022 Alabama Secretary of State election

2022 Alabama Secretary of State election

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Turnout38.5% Decrease
 
Nominee Wes Allen Pamela Laffitte
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 925,267 436,862
Percentage 65.9% 31.1%

Allen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Laffitte:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     No data
Tie:      50%

Secretary of State before election

John Merrill
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Wes Allen
Republican

The 2022 Alabama Secretary of State election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of Alabama. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State John Merrill was term-limited and could not run for a third term.

The Republican primary for this race was held on May 24, 2022. No candidate reached the threshold of 50 percent plus one vote, so an ensuing runoff to decide the nominee was held on June 21, 2022. Although outgoing State Auditor Jim Zeigler won the first round, state representative Wes Allen won the runoff and thus the Republican Party nomination. Allen defeated Democrat Pamela J. Laffitte and Libertarian Matt Shelby in the general election on November 8, 2022.